Car-cleaning apparatus.



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HARRISON M. TURNER, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSIAH B.

' GATHRIGHT, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

CAR-CLEANING APPARATUS.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. '4, 1908.

Application filed September 29, 1902, Serial No. 125,330. RenewedDecember 30, 1907. Serial N 0. 408,696.

ing Apparatus; and I do declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to I make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain im rovements in ap aratuses for cleansing t e exteriors of rai way and other cars and consists in certain peculiarities in the construction of parts and in certain novel combinations and arrangements of elements substantially as hereinafter described andv particularly set forth in the subjoined claims.

Among the important objects of the presentinvention the following may be specially mentioned, namely first, the provision of a cleansing means for the exteriors of railway. and other cars, having valve-controlled watersupplying means and brushes, with means by which the valve thereof will be opened and the brushes adjusted into operative position, simultaneously or 'ap roximately so; second, the provision of a clgansing apparatus for the exteriors of railway and other cars wherein the turning on of the water and the adjustment of the brush or brushes into operative positionwill be automatically controlled by the car to be cleansed. thereby;

third, the provision, in a car cleansing means,

of brushes for cleansing the sides of the car body and the car windows, respectively, so connected witheach other that in theadjustment of the same into working position movement imparted to one will be transmitted to the other, and one will have movement relatively to the other whereby they may accomplish their respective functions without interfering with each other. These and other objects and advantages of the in vention are accomplished by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which ing system embracing the improvements with a car 1n pos1t1on to be cleaned. Fig. 2 1s a side elevatlon of one slde of the system.

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are lan views showing different positions of the brush-adjusting arts assumed thereby in the adjustments 0 the brushes into operative positions. Fig. 6 is a plan View showing the normal ositions of the parts and also showing in fill and dotted lines respectively, the head adjusted into and out of operative position. Fig. 7 is a perspective view particularly showing the connection between the actuating lever and the brush frame. Fig. 8 is a plan View showing a difierent construction of means for adjusting the brush frame into operative position. Fig. 9 (Sheet 2), is a detail view of a different dusting means, andFi 10 is a view showing a different means for slow bleeding.

Fig. 11 is a detail plan view of a part of the lever and. branch pipe, showing the wedge on the lever for opening the air valve, and Fig.

the standpipe 1 and sup lied thereby with the water which assists te brushes hereinaft-er described to cleanse the exterior of the car. When said series of discharge pipes are employed they project from branch pi es 4 arranged to have communication wit the standpipe l. v

A suitably located valve 5 controls the supply of water to the dischargepipes. The opening of this valve topermit supply of water to the discharge pipe or pipes is accom plished by a suitable means which preferably includes a lever 7 ivoted at a suitable place and connected wlth the valve so that when turned pivotally it will open said valve. Said lever is well adapted to support a head 8 arranged to be engaged by the car to be cleansed and to be pushed aside thereby,

thus .turning the lever 7 and forcing the valve Figure 1 is an end elevation of a car clean-- 5 from its seat, whereby the turning on of the water is controlled automatically by the car .between its ends, at 16.

.pipe 1; said chamber having said lever 7 to the valve. The one shownin the accompanying drawing is well adapted to the urpose. It comprises a stem 5 for the Va ve, extended tothe outside of the standpipe and having lateral pins 9 which engage elongated slots 10 formed in arms 11 which are arranged at opposite sides of the upper end of said stem, said arms being connected with each other at their ends, as shown at 12, and being carried by levers 13, 13 pivotally connected with the same at their upper ends and pivoted to suitable supports 14 at their lower ends. A link 15 connects the lever 7 with one of said levers 13. In-this construction, the lever 7 is fulcrumed It will be seen that when the head 8 is struck and pushed aside by the car to be cleansed, the power end of said lever 7 is caused to movein the same direction, thus turning the other end of the lever and movin the link in the direction of the arrow, a, thereby movingthe arms 11 bodily and in the arc of a circle and causing the same to impose pressure on the stem 5 anddepress the valve 5 from its seat 6. The parts are held in this position while the car is engaged with the head 8, and. to automatically return the parts to their previous positions when said car has passed from the position in which it is being cleansed, a weight 18 connected with the lever 7 by a cord or chain 19 passing over a pulley 20 may be employed.

To obviate the necessity of reopeningthe valve by each car of a train to be cleansed,

any suitable means are preferably provided for retarding the closure of the valve, which means may desirably be composed ofa piston 21 mounted on-the valve stem 5 and located.

in a chamber 22 arranged above the standprovision for slow bleeding. It will be observed that space is provided around the valve stem 5 for the passage of water from the standpipe 1 into the chamber 22 and that the diameter of i the piston 21 is less than that of the chamber 22, whereby, when the valve 5 is open, water will flow from the standpipe 1 into the chamber 22 and above the piston 21, and as the piston ascends the water above the same will slowly return to the standpipe. In Fig. '10 a different means for the same purpose is provided, wherein the piston 21* has a flap valve 22* which will be raised by the pressure of the water and. permit water to flow into the portion of the chamber above said piston, and said chamber has a cook or valve 23* leading from it through which the water is-slowly forced by the upward movement of the piston. Theupward movement of the stem 5 will thus be resisted by the pressure of the water exerted on the piston 21 carried by said stem, which pressure is slowly reduced by the provision of the small outlet from said chamber.

- copending application No. 125,329 for which reason it is not claimed herein, per .90.

The discharge outlets of the pipes 3 are preferably such as to discharge t 1e. water in jets, as it is intended in the present invention to employ brushes 25 and 26 therewith to clean the cars, but said outlets may be otherwise constructed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The brush 25 is designed to clean the side of the car body and it is therefore of a length approximately equal to the height of said body: and said brush 26 is intended to clean the car windows and is of a length and so arranged as to adapt it to be projected into the window frame. These brushes are normally located out of operative position and may be held in said normal position by any suitable means which will adapt them to be adjusted into operative position. They are carried by pivoted frames 27 and 28, respectively,

which are operated to turn them'into and out of operative position. With the construction of water conducting and discharge pipes hereinabove described, said frames may desirably be swiveled on the discharge pipes 3 so as to be supported thereby and to turn thereon.

9 A very advantageous feature of the present construction consists in turning the brushes automatically into operative position simultaneously with the opening of the valve 5. Two means for this purpose are shown in the accompanying drawings as examples of means suitable for the purpose. In the first of said means (shown best in Figs. 37, inclusive) one of the brush-carrying frames is connected with the valve-operating lever 7 and turned thereby, and in the other construction shown best in Fig. 8 the frame isconnected with means which are operated to turn said frame by the pressure of water when the valve is open.

. Referring to said first construction, it will be seen that the lever 7 is provided with an arm having a depending portion 29 connected with the end of the frame 27 remote from the brush 25, so that when the portion of said lever which carries said arm 1s moved outward away from the car track or car the end of the frame connected will move in the same direction, .thus carrying said brush toward said track and car. In order that said frame may partake'of both inward and outward movements of said lever and at the same time be properly held in its work notwithstanding irregularities in the surface to be cleansed thereby, without requiring that the bristles be flexed or bent to an undesirable extent, the means which connects its frame 27 with the arm 29 is preferably in the form of a spring or elastic rod 30 which will transmit movement from one to the other permit one-to have movement relatively to.

the other when pressure is imposed on said one in a directionin which the other is held against moving. Theframe and lever thus move together in the adjustment of the parts into and out of o erative position and at the same time said b work and yields to irregularities therein and efiectively reaches every part of the surface to be cleansed thereby. The other of. said examples of means which may be employed for turning the brush frame automaticallyinto operative position is shown best in Fig.

8 upon reference to which it will be seen that the branch pipe 4 from which the discharge pipe 3 extends-is rovided with a lateral chamber 29 in whidh there is located a iston 29 the stem 29 of which is projecte to the outside of the chamber and 1s provided within said chamber with a s ring 29 which presses the piston toward t e inlet end of said chamber. The outer end of the stem 29"- is connected with theframe 27" (shown in dottedvlines) by the elastic rod or spring 30. the standpi e is opened to permit water to flow to said branch pipe .4 and discharge pipes 3 the pressure of the water will beexerted on the piston 29 and will overcomethe power of the spring 29 and force the piston outward and consequently cause said piston through its stem 29 and the rod 30 'to ull upon the frame 27 and adjust thebrus es into working position. When the water pressure is reduced or ceases, the spring 29 ecomes operative to return the piston, brush frame and connected parts to their respective original position.

Thus far the construction has been described with reference to cleansing one side of the car only at a time, which would necessi tate reversal ofthe car to clean the other side thereof. It is. not altogether essential to the present invention, although] it is preferred, that means be employed at the other side of thetrack for cleaning the side of the car pre sented thereto, and when said means are employed they may without departing from the spiritof the invention be Wholly independent, of each other, and they may be of similar or different construction. What is considered to be the most practical arrangement, however, 1s to provide, at the other side of the track, branch pipes 31 connected with the water supply system above the valve 5 by pipes 31% and 31 the former of which extends from said branch pipe and is embedded below the track, Thus, the opening of the valve will cause the pipes at both sides of the track to be supplied. Discharge ipes 3 which may be similar to thosea ove described, extend froms'aid branch ipes 31. The brushes at this side of the track may be similar to those above described andbe car- It will be seen that whenthe valve 5 in rush is held firmly to its I ried by. frames which may be operated by a lever iand'head .similar to those above de scribed, but it is preferably operated by the pressure of water in the branch pipes 31 to which end said branch pipe is provided, as shown at 33; with a suitable device for said puiiipose. The means for this purpose, shown 1n ig. 1, are identical with the device for a similar urpose, shown in Fig. 8.

The 'rames-2-7 and 28 are connected by means of the arms35 and 36 and connecting device 37, whereby the movement imparted to the frame 27 will be transmitted to the frame 28 and the two thus caused to move together. In order that these two frames may move variably so that they may accomlish their respective functions without bemg interfered with by each other, the connecting device 37 is engaged with the arms 35 and 36 at different distances from the piv otal points of the brush frames respectively, its point of connection with'the arms 35 being farther from the ivotal place of the frame 27 than is the p ace of its connection with the arm 36 from the pivotal place ofthe frame 28, whereby the brush-carrying end of said frame 28 moves somewhat faster than the brush-carrying end of frame 27, and

during the same period of movement as that" of said frame 27 will travel sufficiently farther than the same to adapt its brush to enter the window casing and reach the glass therein while the other frame carries its brush into engagement with the side of. the

tage without preventing the movement of brush 26 into its effective working. position, said connection 37 is elastic as shown. It is shown as a spring which normally is open and inactive and is stiff enough to transmit movement from arm 35 to arm 36 and cause the brush- 26 to move into operative position simultaneously with brush 25. When, however, the brush 26 has reached the side of the car body before thebrush 25 has reached its working position, the movement of the former is sto ped by its engagement with the car while t he brush 25 continues its movement until it also reaches said side and is stopped thereby. During its said continued movement the spring 37 yields and is compressed, thus attaining a tension which is .said parts; and to overcome this disadvansuflicient to force the brush 26vinto the window casing and into engagement with the window therein when the movement of the car being cleaned has brought said Window opposite said brush. This yieldable connecting means also permits the brush 26 to ride into and out of the several window-casings of the car, the spring thereof being put under tension as the car rides out of one casing suflicientto force it into the. succeeding casing and it also tends to hold the brush 25 to its work.

A dusting adjunct operating on the car in advance of the brushes above described is preferably employed. Said dusting adjunct, as in my application No. 125,329, referred to, may be a rotative brush 40 provided with a roller to be rotated by frictional contact or other suitable connection with the head 8 (which latter is shown as a roller which will obviously be rotated by frictional contact with the car to be cleansed) as shown in Fig. 8; or said dusting adjunct may be compressed air, or other dry fluid under pressure. When compressed air, for example, is utilized as the dusting adjunct, which, however, is not broadly claimed herein, for the reason that it is shown, described and constitutes the preferred and claimed form of dusting means in my aforesaid copending application, a discharge pipe, or discharge pipes 45 are provided therefor, which are. approximately of a length e ual to the height of the car body and preferab y have continuous longitudinal discharge apertures 46 in the walls thereof through which the air will be forcibly ejected in a continuous sheet which will strike the side of the car from top to bottom. With the.

water-su ply pipes above described, it will be desira le to continue the branch pipes 4 4 and 31 so as to provide at the end of each of the same a chamber 47 divided from the water-conducting port thereof by a wall 48, said chamber having at its outer end a suitable air-nipple 49 through which the compressed air from any suitable source, not shown, is supplied thereto. The chambers are each supplied with a suitable air-valve 50 which may be located at the inlet thereto, for controlling the discharge from the discharge pipes. To cause the air valve to be opened automatically when a car is in position to be cleansed and to be closed automatically when said car has passed out of said position, the means now to be described, or any means suitable for the purpose, may be employed The air valve is provided with a stem 51 having a spring-52 thereon for pressing the valve to its seat and it is moved from its seat automatically by the engagement with the upturned end of its stem 51 of a wedge-she. ped device which is moved to bring'its wider portion intov engagement with said up-turned end of the stem when it is desired to open the valve and is moved in the reverse direction to permit the spring to seat said valve. When the brush-frame 27 is connected with the lever 7 (see Figs. 2, 9 and 11) said wedge, designated 53, is attached to saidlever: but when said brush-frame is operated by the pressure of Water through the means for said purpose illustrated in Fig. 1 at the side of the system which does not contain said lever and also in Fig. 12; the wedge shaped device (53) .may be suitably connected with the piston stem 29 for example by the means shown in said figures whichcomprise a link 53 pivoted to said wedge 53 'at one end and having its other end pivoted to alateral extension 53 from said piston stem 29.

It may sometimes be desirable to secure the device temporarily against being operated by a passmg car, which is preferably accomplished by adjusting the head 8 out of the path of said car. To this end said head is, as shown, described and claimed in my copending application aforesaid pivoted on one end of a lever 55 the other end of which is pivoted at 56 to the free end of a lateral extension 57 from the free end of the lever 7. Normally the lever 55 underlies the extension 57 throughout its length, but it can be adjusted upon its ivot 56 to thereby carry the head out of t 1e path of a passing car, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 6 and 8. To lock it in the latter position there may be employed an axially movable bolt 58 having its ends bent in different directions, one, 59, to engage a perforation 60 in said head, and the other, 61, to attach an operating cord 62 to. A weight 63 will serve automatically to turn the bolt axially to its normal )osition when the end 59 of said bolt is dlsengaged from said head, and a spring 64 will automatically return and hold said lever 55 and head in their said normal positions.

Obviously, with the construction thus'far described, a car a proaching the device from the direction of t 1e arrow b, when the parts are in their normal positions with the head 8 in the-path of said car, will press upon said head and turn it with its lever 55 outward on the pivot 56, relatively to the lever 7, without moving the latter and hence without operatin the valve 6. not be c eansed. But if it is desired automatically to cleanse cars approaching from either direction, the same may be accompiished by adjusting the bolt-end 59'downward across the path of the lever 55 thus preventing movement of said lever and the ead 8 relatively to the lever 7 and lockin the parts together so that the lever 7 will artake of the outward movement of the read when the latter is struck by a car approaching from the direction indicated by the arrow 0 as well as partake of the outward movement of said head when the same is engaged by a car approaching from the direction indicated by the arrow b.

It will be observed that the present a )plication embodies separate instrumentalities for removing the loose dust upon, and the dirt adherin to the car side, respectively, and that said instrumentalities are arranged Thus said car will that both of said instrumentalities are set into Operation by mechanism operated by the car. The'former of said-instrumentalitie's, to wit, the dusting means, is referably composed, as shown, of a dusting rush, but Other means for the urpose may be employed without departmg from the spirit of the invention in its broadest aspect; among which may be mentioned, means, such as shown, for ejecting compressed air or other dry fluid against the car. Andthe other of said instrumentalities, to Wit, the cleaning means proper, in the particular embodi ment herein shown to exemplify the invention, performs its function by scrubbing the car side, but other means for accomplishing the latter step of the cleaning operation are considered to be within the scope of claims which do not expressly include scrubbing means.

Having thus described the invention What is believed to be new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car cleaning a paratus, the combi-v I nation of a brush normal y located out of operative position, and means for automatically adjusting the brush into operative position, said means having a device actuated by the car to operate the same.

2. A car cleaning apparatus, comprising a pivoted brush-carrying frame, and an adjusting lever therefor, said lever being operated by the car to adjust said frame.

3. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of brushes for cleamng the side of a brushinto and out of operative position, and.

a connection between said frame and the other frame foritransmitting motion from one to the other.

5. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of brushes for cleaning the side of the car body and the car windows respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, means for adjusting one of said frames, to thereby carry its brush into and out of operative pos1t1on, arms extendlng from said frame and means connecting one of said arms with the other of the same, said connectingmeans engaging theiarms at different distances from the pivots of the frames, respectively.

6. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of brushes for cleaning the side of the car body and the car windows, respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, means or adjusting one of said frames to thereby carry its brush into and out of operative position, arms extending from said frames and a yieldable connecting means for said arms engaging the same at different distances from the pivots of the frames, respectively.

' 7. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of a pivoted brush-carrying frame, and an adjusting means therefor, said adjusting means having a head arranged in the path of a car to be cleaned and provided with a yieldable connection with said frame.

8. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of a pivoted frame, a brush carried thereby, said frame and brush being normally retracted from cleaning position, and means for adjusting the same into operative position, said adjusting means having a head arranged to be operated by the car to be cleaned and connections between said head and frame.

9. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combi nation of pivoted frames, brushes carried thereby for cleaning the side of the car body and the car Windows, respectively, means connecting one of said frames with the other, and adjusting means connected with one of said frames and having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned.

10. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of pivoted frames, brushes carried thereby for cleaning the side of the car body nected with one of said frames and having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned. h

12 In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of ivoted frames,1brushes carried thereby for c eaning the sides of the car body and the car windows respectively, arms extending from said frames, yieldable connecting means for said arms engaging the same at different distances from the pivots of the frames respectively, and an adjustin means connected with one of said frames an having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned.

13. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with pivoted brush-carrying frames connected to move together, of means for automatically adjusting the same, said means bination with water supp ying means having a valve, and means operated to open said valve, of a brush normally located out of o erative position and means for automatical y adjusting said'brush into operative position as said valve is opened.

16. In a car cleaning a paratus, the combination with water supp ying means having a valve, of a brush normally located out of operative position, and adjusting means for said valve and brush, having a lever actuated to open the valve and. adjust the brush into operative position.

17. In a car cleaning a paratus, the combination with water supp ylng means'having a valve, of a brush normally located out of operative position, and adjusting means for said valve and brush, said adjusting means having'a lever actuated to open the valve and adjust the brush into operative position and a head connected with said lever and arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned so as to,cause said lever to be adjusted automatically by said car.

18. In a car cleaning a paratus, the combination with water suppl for cleaning the side of the car body and the car Windows, respectively, pivoted frames "carrying said brushes, connections between said frames for operating one from the other, and adjusting means for the valve and frame having a lever actuated to adjust the .same.

19. In a car cleaning apparatus,- the combination with water supplying means, having a valve, of brushes for cleaning the side of the ca body and the car windows, respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, connections between said frames for operating one from the other, and adjusting means for the valve and frames having a lever actuated to adjust the same and a head connected with said lever and arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned.

20. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with water supplying means, having a valve, of brushes for cleaning the side of the car body and the car windows respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, yieldable connections between said frames, and

. adjusting means for the valve and frames having a leveractuated to adjust the same.

ylng means having a valve, of a pair of brushes "'21. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with water supplying means, having a valve, of brushes for cleaning the side of the car body and-the car windows respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, yieldable connections between said frames, and adjusting means for the valve and frames having a lever actuated to adjust the same and provided with a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned.

22. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with water supplying means, having a valve, of brushes for cleaning the side of the car body and the car windows, respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, and means for adjusting said brushes at different speeds with respect .to each other.

23. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with water supplying means having a valve, of brushes for cleaning theside of the car body and the car windows respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, and means for adjusting said frames at different speeds with respect to each other, said means having a head arranged in the path of the car.

24. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with water supplying means having a valve, of brushes for cleaning the side of the car and the car windows respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, arms connected with said frames, a yieldable connection for said arms, engaged with the same at different distances from the pivots of the frames respectively, and means operated toad ust said frames and open said valve.

25. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with water supplying means having a valve, of brushes for cleaning the side of the car and the car windows respectively, pivoted frames carrying said brushes, arms connected with said frames, a yieldable connec tion for said arms, engaged with the same at different distances from the pivots of the frames respectively, and means operated to adjust said frames and open said valve automatically, having a lever connected with said valve and provided with a head arranged in the path of the car to be .eaned.

26. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of a pivoted brush-carrying frame, and an adjusting means therefor having yielding connection therewith.

27. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of pivoted brush-carrying frames connected to move together, brushes in said frames of different lengths, and an adjusting means therefor having a yielding connection with one of said frames.

28. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of pivoted. frames, a yieldable means connecting said frames together, brushes of different lengths in said frames, and an ad- 'ustable means therefor havin a ieldin b C) connection withone of said frames.

- water conducting means having 29. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of pivoted frames having arms, 'a

yieldable connecting means for said arms bination of a pivoted brus carrying frame,

and an adjusting means therefor having a yielding connection therewith, with a water supplying means having a valve also connected with said adjusting means.

31. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of a pivoted brush-carrying frame, and a lever having a means arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned, said lever having a yielding connection with said frame, with a water supplying means having a valve connected with said lever., I

32. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of pivoted frames, brushes of different lengths therein, a yieldable connection between said frames, an adjusting means for said frames having a yieldable connection with one of the same, and a water supplying means having a valve connected with said adjusting means.

33. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of pivoted frames, brushes of different lengths therein, a yieldable connection between said frames, a lever having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned, a yieldable means connecting said lever with one of said frames, and a water supplying means having a valve connected with said adjusting means.

34. In a car cleaning apparatus, the com bination with pivoted frames, brushes of different lengths therein, means connecting said frames with each other, operating to adjust one from the other at different speeds, means operated to adjust said brushes, and having a yieldable connection with one of the same, and a water supplying means having a valve connected with said brush-adjusting means. 35. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with pivoted frames having arms, brushes of different lengths in said frames, a

yieldable connecting means having itsends] engaged with said arms at different distances from the pivotal points of the frames, and a avalve, of an actuating lever, connections etween said lever and valve and a yielding connection between said lever and one of said frames.

36, In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with pivoted frames having arms, brushes of different lengths in said frames, a

yieldable connecting means having its ends engaged with said arms at different distances from the pivotal points of theframes, and a water conducting means having a valve. of a lever connected with said valve and having a head arranged in the path of the car to'be cleaned, and a yielding connection between said lever and one of said frames.

1 37. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of a pivoted brush carrying frame, a

lever for adjusting the same, said lever having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned, a returning means for said lever and frame, and means for retarding the re turn thereof.

38. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination of pivoted brush-carrying frames, brushes of different lengths therein, means for adjusting one of said frames by motion transmitted from the other of the same, a lever connected with one of said frames and having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned, a returning means for said lever and frames, and means for retarding the return-thereof.

39. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with water supplying means having a valve, of pivoted brush carrying frames, brushes of different lengths therein, means for adjusting one of said frames by motion transmitted from the other of the same, a lever connected with one of said frames and with said valve and having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned, a returning means for said parts, and means for retarding the return thereof.

40. In a car cleaning apparatus, tbecombination of a pivoted brush carrying frame and its brush, a water supplying means hava 41. A car cleaning apparatus, comprising a dusting means, a scrubbing means, and a common actuating means for the'same controlled by the car to be cleaned.

42. A car cleaning apparatus, comprising a dusting means, a scrubbing means, and a common actuating means for the'same, comprising. a lever connected withthe dusting and scrubbing means so as to control the op and means by which movement of said lever sets into operation said dusting and cleaning instrumentalities.

44. A car cleansing apparatus, comprising separate dusting and cleaning instrumentalities, operating the former in advance of the latter, said cleaning instrumentality comprising a pivoted brush-carrying frame and a water-supplying means having a valve; a lever, means operated by said lever for adjusting said valve from, its seat, means for adjusting said frame when the lever is moved to 0 en the valve, and means operated by the l ever to operate said dusting instrumentality.

45. A car cleansing apparatus comprising separate dusting and cleaning instrumentalities, operating the former in advance of the latter, said cleaning instrumentality comprising a pivoted brush-carrying frame and a water supplying means provided with a valve; a lever connected with said valve and frame for adjusting the same, said lever having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned, whereby it is adjusted-by said car, and means whereby said lever operates said dusting instrumentality.

46. A'car cleaning apparatus, comprising a cleaning mechanism, a rotary dusting brush, and means for operating said cleaning mechanism and brush, saidoperating means having a roller adapted to be rotated by the car being cleanedxand to rotate said brush.

47. A car cleaning apparatus, comprising a cleaning mechanism, arotary dusting ing said cleaning means, said operating mechanism having'a roller adapted to be rotated by frictional contact with the car being cleaned and to transmit movement to the roller of said brush.

48. A car cleaning apparatus, comprising a cleaning mechanism, a rotary dusting brush, and adjustablemeans connected with said cleaning mechanism and brush for controlling the operation of both of the same.

49. A car cleaning apparatus, comprising a pivoted brush-carrying frame, a lever connected therewith and having a rotative head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned,

.and a rotative dusting brush operated .by

i said head.

50. A car cleaningapparatus, comprising water supplying means having a valve, a pivoted bruslncarrying frame, and a rotative dusting brush,.of a lever connected with said valve and controlling the adjustment of said frame, and a rotative head carried by said lever and arranged in the path of the car to brush having a roller, and means for operat said 'arm and adjustable therewith, and a locking means for said head.

53. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with a pivoted brush carrying frame, of a lever operated to adjust the same,

said lever having a lateral extension at one end, an arm pivoted at one end'to one end of said extension, a spring connecting said arm with the lever, a head carried by the other end of said arm and adjustable therewith,

- and a bolt on said extension for locking said head and arm in botlrof their adjustments relatively to said extension.

54. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with a pivoted brush-carrying frame and a water-supplying means having a valve, of a lever actuated to open said valve and to adjust said frame, a head carried by said lever and normally arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned and means for adjusting said head out of the path of said car.

55. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with a pivoted brush-carrying frame and a water-supplying means having a valve, of a lever actuated to 0 well said valve and to adjust said frame, said lever having a lateral extension at one end, an arm pivoted at one end to said extension a head carried by the other end of said arm and adjustable therewith, a spring connecting said arm with said lever, and means for locking said head and arm in both of their adjustments relatively to-said extension.

56. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with a water supplying means having branch pipes and discharge pipes projecting therefrom, of a brush carryingframe swiveled on said discharge pipe and means for adjusting said frame around the same.

57. In a car cleaning apparatus, the combination with a water supplying means having a discharge pipe pro ecting therefrom, and a valve for controlling the supply to said pipe, of a brush carrying frame swiveled on said discharge pipe, a lever connected with said valve for operating the same and means for adjusting said frame when said valve is operated.

58. In a car cleaning apparatus, the com bination with a water supplying means having a discharge pipe ro ecting therefrom, and a valve for controlling the supply to said pipe, of a brush-carrying frame swiveled on said discharge pipe, and a lever connected with said'valve and frame for adjusting both of the same.

59. In a car cleaning apparatus, the tipm- I ymg means av-- bination with a water supp ing, a discharge pipe ro ecting therefrom, and a valve for control ing the supply to said pi 1e, of a brush-carrying frame swiveled on said discharge pipe, and a lever connected- With said valve andfraine, said lever having a head arranged in the path of the car to be cleaned.

60. In a car cleaning apparatus, the com bination with a Water supplying means having a discharge pipe ro ecting therefrom, and a valve for control ing the supply to said pipe, of a brush-carrying frameswiveled on said discharge pipe, a lever connected with 15 saidvalve and having a head arranged in the HARRISON M. TURNER.

Witnesses:

JOSIAH B. GATLINGTH, E. S. FOOTE. 

